2/01/2012 This issue: Project Information Literacy/1; Denman Forum Registration/1; Chinese Literary and Cultural Trends/2; Display Honor African-Americans/3; University News/3; People/5; Exhibits/6 Project Information Literacy at Ohio State: How do college students use computing devices to study and learn within campus libraries at “crunch time” (i.e. end of the term)? What individualized information spaces, consisting of web sites and applications, do students create for themselves? The latest Project Information Literacy report, Balancing Act: How College Students Manage Technology While in the Library during Crunch Time, explores these questions. Check out the upcoming February 3 “From the Director” blog posting by guest editor Beth Black. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum Registration Opens Monday, February 13: Libraries’ faculty is reminded to encourage their students to start thinking about presenting completed research or research in progress at the 2012 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. This year’s forum will be held Wednesday, May 9 at RPAC. For more information, visit https://denman.osu.edu Free tickets for 2012 Home Improvement Show: The Library Human Resources Department has received complimentary tickets for the 2012 Home Improvement Show at the Franklin County Veterans Memorial, February 17-19. “Immigration in Comics” series continues: The Ohio State University Libraries and the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum continue the reading and discussion series, “Immigration in Comics,” in conjunction with the campus-wide conversation on immigration. The series is being facilitated by Dr. Jared Gardner of the Ohio State Department of English. The discussions are in the Mortar Board Centennial Suite of the Thompson Library, Mondays from 7 – 8:30 p.m. February 6: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang February 20: The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S. (Love and Rockets Library, Locas Book 2) by Jaime Hernandez Copies of the books are available through Amazon.com, at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, and on reserve at the OSU Thompson Library. Advance registration is required for the free reading and discussion series, which is open to interested OSU students, faculty and staff and adults in the community. Space is limited. To register, email Nancy Courtney at [email protected] or phone 614-688-8771. Please include your name, phone number, and email address if available. 2 Display Honors African-Americans in War, Literature, and the Performing Arts, Thompson Library, through February 29: The Library’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee has created an exhibition recognizing the contribution of African-Americans to the nation in war, literature, and the performing arts in celebration of United Black World Month. The exhibit includes the diary of Mr. James Dunn, a Columbus native who served onboard the USS Mason. The Mason was one of two US Navy ships with largely African-American crews in World War II. It also includes literary works selected from the library’s Charvat Collection, from some of the Harlem Renaissance’s best known writers: Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, and Claude McKay. The exhibit also pays tribute to Ruby Elzy. Ms. Elzy was an Ohio State alumna and trailblazing soprano of the 1930s. She headlined at the Apollo and performed for First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at the White House. George Gershwin handpicked Ms. Elzy to create the role of Serena in Porgy and Bess. The Diversity and Inclusion Committee wants to acknowledge the collaboration of the Library’s Preservation and Reformatting Department, the Rare Books and Manuscripts Department, The Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute (TRI), and the Communications Department. We want to thank Nena Couch, Rebecca Jewett, Cheryl Mason-Middleton, Pam McClung, and Amy McCrory. For more information, contact Jose O. Diaz, Ph.D., Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, [email protected], (614)-688-4649 Wexner Center's Field & Screen kicks off Feb. 10: The Wexner Center is presenting “Field & Screen” for the third year in a row, featuring a month's worth of movies in February focused on food, cooking, and the environment, plus three visiting filmmakers, discussions, a milk tasting, and more. New this year: “Dinner & A Movie” on Friday, February 17, hosted by Heirloom (the Wexner Center's café), with a family-style dinner followed by two films introduced by director Ian Cheney. > Contact: Karen Simonian, 292-9923 or [email protected] > Read more: wexarts.org/info/press/1112/fieldandscreen/ 3 Resolve to make "Just ONE Change" in the new year: Forming a healthy habit, like increasing physical activity, can be challenging. You may wonder what to do, how often, and for how long. Why not make just one change? Take a 15-minute walk twice a week or the stairs instead of the elevator, but resolve to make just ONE change in 2012. Studies support that even small increases in activity can improve your health. RPAC also offers you a variety of activity options. For more information, visit http://www.nursing.osu.edu/BWT. 4 Miriam Conteh-Morgan presented a paper titled “Where to Drop the Pebble: Innovative Approaches to Disseminating Research Results” at the West African Research and Innovation Management Association (WARIMA) conference held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, November 29 – December 3, 2011. The paper discusses how researchers in Africa can join global conversations by rethinking their research work flows and strategically positioning themselves and their research in global knowledge streams for rippling impact. She also presented the keynote paper, “Transforming Sierra Leone through Access to Information and Knowledge,” at the launching of the Society for Knowledge Management-Sierra Leone on December 13, 2011. Condolences to Harry Campbell on the death of his father, Richard Campbell, January 31 after a long illness. He was 89. Mark your calendar for Toni Morrison-Smith’s retirement party: Wednesday, February 22, 2 – 4 p.m., Campus Reading Room – 11th floor. 5 NASA Future Forum, February 20–21, Ohio Union U.S. Bank Conference Theater, activities, discussions, and exhibitry: Join the celebration of the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's flight of Friendship 7 and learn about America's exciting new chapter in space exploration. Join NASA leadership, technologists, scientists, and engineers along with local business, science, technology, and education leaders as they discuss the future role of NASA in further advancing innovation, technology, science, engineering, education and the economy that benefits your community and the nation. The program will feature panel discussions on innovation, discovery, national benefits, and education, and will feature key speakers including: The Honorable Senator John Glenn Dr. E. Gordon Gee, President, The Ohio State University The Honorable Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator The Honorable Lori Garver, NASA Deputy Administrator Mr. Leland Melvin, Astronaut and NASA Associate Administrator for Education Dr. John Grunsfeld, NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate Seating is limited and registration is required to ensure a seat. Pre-register by Friday, February 10. On-site registration will be accommodated based on available seats and is not guaranteed. For more information and to register, visit http://events.signup4.com/futureforum_osu. Year of Shakespeare: The Exhibition, Thompson Library Gallery, through April 29: This showcase of Shakespeare-related holdings from the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute and the Rare Books and Manuscripts collections. It also features materials from The Ohio State University’s partnership with the UK’s Royal Shakespeare Company and their “STAND UP FOR SHAKESPEARE” program. The Ohio State University Libraries, in association with The Arts Initiative (https://shakespeare.osu.edu/year- shakespeare). Beth Kattelman, Curator; Geoffrey Wilson, Assistant to the Curator. Photograph of Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth in the 1888 Lyceum Theatre production of MACBETH. [spec.tri.arp.28.13.13] Artist Photograph Collection. The Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute. The Ohio State University 6 Friendship 7 at 50: An Anniversary Celebration of John Glenn’s Historic Space Flight, February 1-April 30, Thompson Library; Gallery Talk, Thursday, February 16, 4-5 p.m, Thompson Library.: On February 20, 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth during a space mission lasting just under five hours. Taking place during the height of the Cold War, NASA’s first orbital flight gained the United States parity in the space race with the Soviet Union. The mission propelled Glenn into the national spotlight as an American hero and helped shape his later career in public service as a four- term United States senator. Using manuscripts, photographs and artifacts from the John Glenn Collection, the exhibit details Glenn’s selection and training as one of the original seven Mercury astronauts, his Friendship 7 space mission, and the public acclaim following his return to Earth. Columbus Cartoonists: A Bicentennial Celebration, through April 27, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Reading Room Gallery, 27 W. 17th Avenue Mall: An extraordinary number of notable cartoonists have lived, worked or been educated in Columbus, Ohio. In honor of the 200th anniversary of the city's founding, this exhibition features original cartoon art and other artifacts created by many of them, including Billy Ireland, Milton Caniff, Harry J. Westerman, Eugene Craig, Doc Goodwin, Bill Crawford, Edwina Dumm, Dudley T. Fisher, and James Thurber. 7 .